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Comparing quantity of hospital beds is a bit of a red herring. Having been in hospital beds in three countries on three continents (US, Brazil and China), I'd t
by malandrew 7y ago
Comparing quantity of hospital beds is a bit of a red herring. Having been in hospital beds in three countries on three continents (US, Brazil and China), I'd take the US hospital beds over the other two every single time. Much better beds, much better equipment, much better training, much better practices, processes and protocols.
- i_haz_rabies 7y agoIt doesn't really matter how good the bed is if there isn't one left for you.
- allovernow 7y agoWe don't have the surge capacity necessary to handle this outbreak. That's the bottom line and will be the trigger for shutting down everything else in an attempt to lessen the load on overburdened hospitals. And it's not just beds. It's personnel too. CDC is preparing for 96MM cases. 5% hospitalization is already 4.8MM beds spread out over a couple months. Not to mention if you don't quarantine the cases in the hospital already sick people are going to get the virus and likely die. This is a logistical nightmare.